Tales of the Tellurians

Playing the Blues and killing cancer

Playing the Blues and killing cancer

Looking at this band photograph you could be excused for saying there was nothing too unusual about the middle-aged guy blowing up a storm with his harmonica. You would be wrong. As well as being a red-hot player with the US Checkpoint group, James Allison is also a Nobel Prize winner in medicine for his pioneering...
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John Delaney seeks big job in USA

John Delaney seeks big job in USA

No, your eyes are not deceiving you, John Delaney is seeking the US Democratic nomination to battle it out with sitting President Donald Trump in next year’s election. However, the John Delaney in question is not the former FAI chief, rather a 56-year-old former US congressman for Maryland and, at the time of...
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A majestic voice is silenced

A majestic voice is silenced

The sudden and unexpected death of Dick Hayes caused much sadness over Christmas and the New Year and has deprived Waterford, and the city in particular, of one of its greatest, ever, singing talents. One of the finest vocalists of his generation, Dick enjoyed much success throughout his career and was genuinely...
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Infamous hoax revisited

Infamous hoax revisited

One of the most infamous hoaxes ever perpetrated in England occurred during the early years of the 20th century. Two children aged 9 and 16 managed to fool everybody with their ‘joke’ so much so that their prank made headlines around the world. First of all it is important to remember that in 1917 very few people in...
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Two new, local books

Two new, local books

Two new, local books

Two new, local books worthy of your attention at present are in the shops now and would make great stocking fillers this Christmas. ‘Decies’ the latest journal from the Waterford Archaeological and Historical Society features 13 city and county articles from a range of authors and is well illustrated. It’s a great...
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Is Greta a time traveller?

Is Greta a  time traveller?

Is Greta a time traveller?

It was only a matter of time before the conspiracy theorists turned their attention to the young climate activist, Greta Thunberg.How come a 16-year-old girl from Sweden could emerge as the so-called savior of the planet, they asked. Well, armed with a photograph found in the library archive of the University of...
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